Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

phosphor bronze

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.55 in modern English

Syllables: phos-pho-r bronze
IPA

35

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any alloy of copper with 3.5 to 10% tin and up to 1% phosphorus, notable for toughness, strength, low coefficient of friction, and fine grain.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"The connecting rods are one-piece forgings of alloy steel with a copper/lead steel-backed bearing at the large end and a phosphor-bronze bush at the small end."
"The weight of the body and the traction and braking forces are taken by the conventional dished bogie centre pivot with phosphor-bronze liner; this type of centre pivot facilitates passage over marshalling yard humps."

Usage

Inflected Forms

phosphor bronzes (plural)

Questions

What does phosphor bronze mean?: Any alloy of copper with 3.5 to 10% tin and up to 1% phosphorus, notable for toughness, strength, low coefficient of friction, and fine grain.

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